Trump can forge a lasting peace in Iran
President Trump is giving peace a chance in the Persian Gulf, and for Iran’s leadership this is literally a matter of life or death. If Iran had continued to fight, one of two things would have happened. Either the war would have resumed its original tempo, leading to the extinction of another generation of Iranian leaders and the loss of yet more of the nation’s military capabilities, only for Tehran to strike a deal much like this one after realising the futility of its efforts; or the war would have escalated, as the US employed greater force – potentially including ground troops – to force open the Strait of Hormuz. The latter scenario would have been costly to America and the world, but it would have been fatal to Tehran.
